Vassily Ivanchuk vs Magnus Carlsen

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2
Date 2012.01.15
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D56)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/p4pk1/1p2pn2/1P2N1p1/P2QP3/5KP1/5P2/7q w - - 25 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Rc1 c6
  10. 10.Be2 Nxc3
  11. 11.Rxc3 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O b6
  14. 14.Qc2 Bb7
  15. 15.Bd3 c5
  16. 16.Bh7+ Kh8
  17. 17.Be4 Bxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 Rac8
  19. 19.Rfc1 Rc7
  20. 20.Qc2 Rfc8
  21. 21.h3 Nf6
  22. 22.Rc4 Ne8
  23. 23.dxc5 Rxc5
  24. 24.Qb3 Rxc4
  25. 25.Rxc4 Rxc4
  26. 26.Qxc4 Nd6
  27. 27.Qc6 Kg8
  28. 28.Ne5 Qd8
  29. 29.Nd7 Ne4
  30. 30.b3 Nf6
  31. 31.Ne5 Nd5
  32. 32.g3 Qe7
  33. 33.h4 g6
  34. 34.Kg2 Kg7
  35. 35.Nd3 Qd8
  36. 36.Qc4 Nf6
  37. 37.e4 g5
  38. 38.hxg5 hxg5
  39. 39.Qc3 Kg8
  40. 40.Kf3 Nd7
  41. 41.Ke3 Nf6
  42. 42.a4 Ng4+
  43. 43.Kf3 Nf6
  44. 44.b4 Qd7
  45. 45.b5 Qd8
  46. 46.Ke3 Ng4+
  47. 47.Ke2 Nf6
  48. 48.Qc4 Qa8
  49. 49.Ke3 Qd8
  50. 50.Kf3 Kg7
  51. 51.Qc3 Qh8
  52. 52.Qd4 Qh1+
  53. 53.Ke3 Qd1
  54. 54.Ne5 Qe1+
  55. 55.Kf3 Qh1+
  56. 56.Ke3 Qe1+
  57. 57.Kf3 Qh1+

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